Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections, 6799-6800 [2012-2958]

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Appendix 2, notice is hereby given that the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will hold its twenty-seventh meeting. The meeting will be open to the public. Information about SACHRP and the meeting agenda will be posted on the SACHRP Web site at: https://www.dhhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/ mtgings/. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 pm. ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 705, Washington, DC 20201. SUMMARY: Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D., Director, Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), or Julia Gorey, J.D., Executive Director, SACHRP; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20852; 240–453–8141; fax: 240–453–6909; email address: Julia.Gorey@hhs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, SACHRP was established to provide expert advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Assistant Secretary for Health on issues and topics pertaining to or associated with the protection of human research subjects. The meeting will open February 28 with remarks from SACHRP Chair Dr. Barbara Bierer and OHRP Director Dr. Jerry Menikoff, followed by a summary report from the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues on that group’s recent report Moral Science: Protecting Participants in Human Subjects Research. This will be followed by a summary of public comment from OHRP on the ANPRM Human Subjects Research Protections: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1 6800 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 27 / Thursday, February 9, 2012 / Notices Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and Reducing Burden, Delay and Ambiguity for Investigators. The afternoon will also include a presentation from the Subpart A Subcommittee (SAS) to inform SACHRP of recent work. SAS is charged with developing recommendations for consideration by SACHRP regarding the application of subpart A of 45 CFR part 46 in the current research environment; this subcommittee was established by SACHRP in October 2006. On February 29, SACHRP will hear recommendations from the Subcommittee on Harmonization (SOH). SOH was established by SACHRP at its July 2009 meeting, and is charged with identifying and prioritizing areas in which regulations and/or guidelines for human subjects research adopted by various agencies or offices within HHS would benefit from harmonization, consistency, clarity, simplification and/ or coordination. Following the SOH report, SACHRP will hear a discussion on the IRB use of component analysis, utilizing speakers from the FDA and academia. Public Comment will be heard on both days. Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend the meeting and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the designated contact persons. Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments on both days of the meeting. Public comment will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Any members of the public who wish to have printed materials distributed to SACHRP members for this scheduled meeting should submit materials to the Executive Director, SACHRP, prior to the close of business February 23, 2012. Dated: February 3, 2012. Jerry Menikoff, Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Executive Secretary, Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections. [FR Doc. 2012–2958 Filed 2–8–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–36–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [ATSDR–273] Notice of Development of Set 25 Toxicological Profiles Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the development of Set 25 Toxicological Profiles, which will consist of four updated profiles. 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The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund) (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) by establishing certain requirements for ATSDR and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with regard to hazardous substances that are most commonly found at facilities on the CERCLA National Priorities List (NPL). Among these statutory requirements is a mandate for the Administrator of ATSDR to prepare toxicological profiles for each substance included on the Priority List of Hazardous Substances (www.atsdr.cdc.gov/SPL). This list mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Feb 08, 2012 CAS Jkt 226001 names 275 hazardous substances that pose the most significant potential threat to human health as determined by ATSDR and EPA. 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Notice of the availability of drafts of these four updated toxicological profiles for public review and comment will be published in the Federal Register on or about October 17, 2012, with notice of a 90-day public comment period for each profile, starting from the actual release date. Following the close of the comment period, chemical-specific comments will be addressed, and, where appropriate, changes will be incorporated into each profile. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Jessilynn B. Taylor, Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mail Stop F–62, E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6799-6800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2958]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, U.S.C. Appendix 2, notice is hereby given that the Secretary's 
Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will hold its 
twenty-seventh meeting. The meeting will be open to the public. 
Information about SACHRP and the meeting agenda will be posted on the 
SACHRP Web site at: https://www.dhhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/mtgings/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m. and Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. until 
5:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 200 Independence 
Avenue SW., Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 705, Washington, DC 
20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D., Director, 
Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), or Julia Gorey, J.D., 
Executive Director, SACHRP; U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20852; 
240-453-8141; fax: 240-453-6909; email address: Julia.Gorey@hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, 
Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, SACHRP was 
established to provide expert advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Assistant Secretary for 
Health on issues and topics pertaining to or associated with the 
protection of human research subjects.
    The meeting will open February 28 with remarks from SACHRP Chair 
Dr. Barbara Bierer and OHRP Director Dr. Jerry Menikoff, followed by a 
summary report from the Presidential Commission for the Study of 
Bioethical Issues on that group's recent report Moral Science: 
Protecting Participants in Human Subjects Research. This will be 
followed by a summary of public comment from OHRP on the ANPRM Human 
Subjects Research Protections:

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Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and Reducing Burden, Delay 
and Ambiguity for Investigators. The afternoon will also include a 
presentation from the Subpart A Subcommittee (SAS) to inform SACHRP of 
recent work. SAS is charged with developing recommendations for 
consideration by SACHRP regarding the application of subpart A of 45 
CFR part 46 in the current research environment; this subcommittee was 
established by SACHRP in October 2006.
    On February 29, SACHRP will hear recommendations from the 
Subcommittee on Harmonization (SOH). SOH was established by SACHRP at 
its July 2009 meeting, and is charged with identifying and prioritizing 
areas in which regulations and/or guidelines for human subjects 
research adopted by various agencies or offices within HHS would 
benefit from harmonization, consistency, clarity, simplification and/or 
coordination. Following the SOH report, SACHRP will hear a discussion 
on the IRB use of component analysis, utilizing speakers from the FDA 
and academia.
    Public Comment will be heard on both days.
    Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. 
Individuals who plan to attend the meeting and need special assistance, 
such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should notify the designated contact persons. Members 
of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments on both 
days of the meeting. Public comment will be limited to five minutes per 
speaker. Any members of the public who wish to have printed materials 
distributed to SACHRP members for this scheduled meeting should submit 
materials to the Executive Director, SACHRP, prior to the close of 
business February 23, 2012.

    Dated: February 3, 2012.
Jerry Menikoff,
Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Executive Secretary, 
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections.
[FR Doc. 2012-2958 Filed 2-8-12; 8:45 am]
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